In its 18th year, Disney’s The Lion King remains king of the pride as one of the most popular stage musicals in the world. Since its Broadway premiere on November 13, 1997, 22 global productions have been seen by more than 80 million people and,… Read More »Disney’s The Lion King musical celebrates major milestone
The original Broadway version of Disney’s The Little Mermaid musical was derided by critics for having the cast propel around the stage on wheelie sneakers to simulate swimming. It never really worked and instead took the audience out of the performance. In the Japanese production… Read More »The fantastic design of Japanese Production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid Musical
Actress Ashley Brown took a few minutes out of her family’s visit to the Magic Kingdom to answer some fan questions. She’s played both Belle and Mary Poppins on Broadway, so you know she has an answer ready for everything. Brown also stopped in and… Read More »Celebrity Spotting: Ashley Brown (Broadway’s Mary Poppins) at the Magic Kingdom
One of the great things Disney does is license a junior production of a Peter Pan stage musical. It’s based on both J.M. Barrie’s original enchanting play and Disney’s classic film. Perfect for community theater or school performances, “Peter Pan” is often a child’s first… Read More »Amazing Disney’s Peter Pan Jr mural
The entrance to the Amsterdam theater in New York City’s Times Square used to feature a giant purple ad, that featured the genie-inspired logo for the musical. When I was there, patrons and even just passers-by on the streets would stop to take a photo on the wall.
Disney has now upgraded that wall to make it an actual photo-op featuring the Cave of Wonders and a magic lamp. Watch the installation video here:
There’s a whole amazing scene to take your photos with, but people seem to be focusing on the magic lamp:
and #selfie, of course:
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Congratulations to the team at Disney theatrical, for the second year in a row Disney’s “The Lion King” musical ruled the pridelands of Broadway as the top earning musical. Disney actually had two of the top 5 spots with “Aladdin” taking 5th place on the… Read More »Disney’s The Lion King is top Broadway earner for 2014
Disney Theatrical continues its release of videos featuring members of The Lion King on Broadway cast performing songs from the show with a new twist. “Shadowland” is a powerful song that was written just for the musical, but based on the score from the movie… Read More »Shadowland from The Lion King on Disney Playlist
Hard to believe it’s been 20 years since Disney opened its first production of “Beauty and the Beast” on Broadway. Since then it’s successfully brought 11 productions to the Great White Way, not all of them based on classic Disney animated features either. Disney will… Read More »Disney Theatrical celebrates 20 years on Broadway